Las Vegas, NV Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)
Key Facts
- Who must be present
- Owner, as primary residence
- Absence allowed only for
- Employment or household errands
- Applies to
- Every day the unit is rented
- Enforced by
- Director, Dept. of Business Licensing
- License authority
- LVMC Chapter 6.75
Summary
Las Vegas only licenses short-term rentals where the owner lives in the home and stays there during every rental.
A dwelling unit qualifies as "owner-occupied during each period the unit is rented" only if the owner continues to reside at the unit throughout the rental period, the dwelling unit is the owner's primary residence, and the owner's occupancy includes occupancy and use of the bedroom... In determining occupancy by the owner during any rental period, the owner's absence, if any, from the unit during the rental period must be attributable only to employment or to the running of typical personal or household errands.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
The City licenses a short-term residential rental only to an owner who occupies the unit as a primary residence, and the unit must stay owner-occupied through every rental period. The owner has to keep using and occupying the bedroom shown on the floor plan the Director approved, and any time away from the unit during a rental can only be for work or ordinary errands, not for renting out the whole house while the owner is elsewhere. Business Licensing (the Department) enforces this through the license application and inspections tied to the approved floor plan.
Violations & Fines
Renting out a unit that isn't the owner's actual primary residence, or leaving during a booking for reasons other than work or errands, breaks the owner-occupancy condition tied to the license; repeat violations let the Director suspend or revoke the STR license under LVMC 6.75.110.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent my whole Las Vegas house while I travel?
Does the owner have to use a specific bedroom?
Sources & Official References
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